Nektar NP-2 Piano-style Sustain Pedal

I first bought the NP-1, since I needed a sustain pedal for my Alesis VI-49. It works great but it's really light and goes sliding all over the place. It really works better as an ON/OFF switch and not something to be articulated. It also takes some decent force to press down, so I found myself using the ball of my foot rather than my toes. The construction is really solid, though, so I'm confident in Nektar's quality. The NP-1 just doesn't have much of a use right now in my setup, but I'll keep it around just in case. So I went ahead and picked up the NP-2. This is a GREAT no-nonsense pedal. It's nice and hefty and stays in place even on the short pile rug beneath my desk. Nice durable rubber pad all along the bottom. I can't speak to the lifespan of the pedal as I've only had it for 24 hours, but my first impression is that it will last a long time. And hey, it's $20 bucks. If it breaks I'll just get a new one. (The big NP-2 also has a polarity switch, which the little NP-1 lacks. I can make the little one "work" as a sustain pedal but I have to power up my keyboard in a certain way to get the right polarity. Having a switch just gets rid of that minor headache, and when it comes to playing & creating music, the less headaches the better!) Speaking of price, do yourself a favor: Unless you REALLY need a tiny pedal, just grab the NP-2 instead of the NP-1. It's only five bucks more but you're getting ten times the quality and usefulness. Or get both, and return the one you don't like! :) (UNRELATED NOTE: To any person who is going through a hard time right now, try your best to remember that life is only a ride. Take it easy on yourself, take it easy on other people. Earth can be a harsh place to live, but we can help each other if we forget what makes us different and remember what makes us similar. We live moment to moment, and if you can make it through this day, that's actually quite a victory. Close your eyes and breathe. We're here until we're not.)

I was brought up on piano, and have played on and off since the 1940s. I dabbled with electronic keyboards in the early 1990s, but at that time used one of those clicky footswitches as a sustain pedal. I'm starting again, with a Roland RD-700 stage piano, and wanted to get a real pedal this time. The Nektar fills the bill. It feels like a piano pedal, and the result is a good sound. That should be enough, but I'd like to compliment the NP-2 on a few things that could be issues. Let me express disagreement with the reviewer who said it doesn't work on a carpet. My living room has a carpet -- rather thick, in fact -- and I was worried about this. I shouldn't have worried. It works fine on my carpet. The polarity switch is a big plus here. The RD-700 requires a polarity just the opposite of what I expected. In fact, my old clicky footswitch was an inverse sustain; it sustained without the pedal, and dropped the sustain when I pressed it. Couldn't fix it for that pedal, but it was routine and easy with the Nektar; just throw the built-in switch. I can't comment on durability. I haven't had this for long enough. It is going to stay in the living room home studio, so I don't expect any problem. It's not like I'm touring or gigging out with it. If it fails, its durability will be have to be very poor indeed. BTW, I got two of them. My son has the other, and his kids, my grandkids, will be learning on a Yamaha electronic piano using it. Knowing the twins, it better be durable. :) Bottom line: I'm very happy with my purchase.

It has worked exactly as it should the past few years with my 49-key Nektar keyboard. It's a plug-n-play pedal that has the strong weight and resistance a keyboard pedal should have for this price range. Super impressed with it! I also remember dealing with customer service because it never showed up after a week or two, and that process was a breeze. I wish it would have come with a Nektar keyboard instead of being sold separately. However, that doesn't affect my score and I'd still recommend it to someone who has a Nektar keyboard.

does what it suposed to do

This is a very nice pedal and is comparable to my Yamaha sustain pedal.

This is very comfortable to operate and play. I don't have any problems activating the Sustain and there's no fatigue footing this pedal. I've seen cheap ones slide across floors, and I haven't experienced this issue with my playing on Nektar's. There's rubber on the bottom to grab the floor when in use; this works excellent on my wood laminate floor! The weight of this helps keep it down as well. If you have carpet then this wont be a concern. Works beautifully on my LX88 - Nektar constantly impresses!

I bought this to use with a Korg Microkey Air MIDI controller. I have a whole studio full of similar foot pedals, and I would rank this among the best of them -- nice solid design, stays put on a hard surface or carpet, has the right amount of resistance to pedal motion, and is nicely silent. The switch to select between the normally closed versus normally open configuration is recessed on the bottom, and makes it an easy choice to use with any keyboard that uses a switch to control sustain, sostenuto, or una corda.

I must stomp the heck out of my sustain pedals because until now, I've gone through them pretty quickly. A store rep/friend told me he had pretty good luck with the Nektar brand... I've been using it exclusively for 4 months now, and it's still working properly. The no-slip bottom is noticeably more "grippy" than other brands, especially on carpet. I zip tied it to a small rubber area rug and it keeps it where I want it to stay without drifting. I purchased a second one as a back-up and haven't even pulled it out of the box yet. Def my new go to sustain!

Works well with every keyboards. Must Buy.

Not much to say about this, it does the job. Do keep it clean to avoid issues

Works as intended , as a nice weight / premium feel to it. The floor grips work exceptionally well on a smooth surface - no adhesive or mounting required.

Stable, lourde, silencieuse, bonne sensation au pied et sustain bon. Une pédale qui vaut le coup

Produto robusto, pesado, apresenta ser de boa qualidade.